Dental Hygienist

Overview We are seeking a skilled Dental Hygienist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for oral health and providing exceptional patient care.

Duties

Patient Management

• Review daily schedule with the administrative assistant for hygiene patients
• Work with administrative assistant to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency
• Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary
• Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health
• Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis for patients
• Perform scaling, root planing and selective polishing for patients as appropriate
• Polish restorations
• Place medicaments subgingivally for periodontal disease treatment
• Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist
• Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and sealants
• Communicate with patients in an understandable and professional way
• Check on patient comfort during treatment and help allay patient anxiety
• Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment
• Teach proper oral hygiene techniques to patients
• Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition
• Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist

Treatment Room Management and Sterilization

• Check treatment room for cleanliness and make necessary changes
• Check and turn on treatment room equipment
• Review patient charts for the day
• Clean treatment room at the end of the day and turn off equipment
• Maintain a supply inventory for hygiene treatment
• Review, select and submit orders for patient education materials for the practice
• Submit supply orders to business manager once a month or as necessary
• Properly discard all disposable items from each visit
• Assemble soiled instruments and place in sterilization area
• Clean treatment room surfaces with disinfectant solution
• Pre-soak soiled instruments in a disinfectant
• Sort and package instruments by tray for proper sterilization
• Load, activate and vent the sterilization unit according to manufacturer’s directions
• Store instruments and trays in appropriate places

Records Management

• Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with office policies and procedures and applicable legal requirements, such as HIPAA regulations
• Accurately record medical and dental histories
• Accurately scan and file patient information
• Maintain digital patient charts
• Assist in the administration of the recall system

Office Participation

• Be an active participant in team meetings
• Promote team concept by interacting with others in the office

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Education/Experience

• Must be licensed to practice in state and meet other applicable state requirements
• Must have completed at least 2 years of post-secondary education from an accredited dental hygiene program
• Experience providing prophylaxis and taking X-rays

Interpersonal

• Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists and coworkers
• Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff

Join our team and contribute to providing top-quality dental care in a friendly and professional environment.

Thank you for your interest in Holland Dentistry!

www.hollandsmile.com

Pay: $38.00 - $48.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Ability to Commute:

• Holland, IN 47541 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Patient room cleaning • Record keeping • Customer communication • Medical chart preparation • Dental office • Patient question and concern management • Part-time • Preparing dental treatment areas • Surgical instrument organization • Medical instrument assembly and packaging (sterile processing) • Maintaining patient confidentiality • Fluoride treatment • In-person customer service • HIPAA • Client file management • Scanning • Mid-level • Healthcare practice inventory management • Health insurance • Medical scheduling • Preparing medical treatment area • Dental insurance • 401(k) • Preventive health (patient care) • Chairside coronal polishing • Patient history taking • One-on-one patient counseling • Emotional support for patients • Paid time off • Proper waste disposal • Packaging • Dental x-ray • Clinical assessment documentation • US work authorization • Health information regulatory compliance • Dental equipment • Medical equipment cleaning • Dental Hygiene • Health information management • Patient counseling • 401(k) matching • In-person • Employee discount • Nutrition education • Patient treatment • Document management • Managing patient records • Professional development assistance • Registered Dental Hygienist • Ordering supplies • 2 years • Dental sealant application • Polishing • Teaching • Health education and counseling • Disinfecting cleaning technique • File organization